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...DeLay dropped out of his House race after the primary last April, it was too late to get his name off the ballot. Now the Democratic candidate Nick Lampson is the favorite of most oddsmakers to beat the late-starting G.O.P. write-in candidate Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. In southeastern Ohio, former House Administration Committee chairman Bob Ney is retiring after pleading guilty last month to trading favors for campaign contributions from Abramoff. But his handpicked replacement, Joy Padgett, can't shake the taint of scandal. Ney's solidly Republican district favored Bush by 14 percentage points...
...Jack Abramoff used to be a problem for the White House primarily because his illegal lobbying activities got G.O.P. members of Congress in legal and political hot water and helped fuel Democrats' campaign message that congressional Republicans were a corrupt bunch that should be thrown out of power. Both Ohio Rep. Bob Ney and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas announced they were stepping down from Congress this year after being dogged by questions about their relationships with the disgraced lobbyist, who has plead guilty to mail fraud and bribery; Ney has already pleaded guilty to bribery charges...
...Politics is Local in Ohio Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce faces an uphill battle in her bellwether midwestern district, a clear sign that this is a very different kind of midterm election
...Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell (R) vs. Rep. Ted Strickland...
...This was supposed to be one of the most interesting races in the country, as the two candidates both have resumes that make them stick out in their parties. Blackwell is the controversial Ohio Secretary of State, whom many Democrats blame for problems some voters had, such as long lines at polling places, on Election Day in 2004. He's one of the major figures in the rise of the conservative, evangelical wing of the Ohio Republican Party and won a difficult primary over a more moderate opponent. And he's one of the few African-American Republicans running statewide...